Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885Auckland University Press, 01 հոկ, 2013 թ. - 240 էջ Drawing upon more than 80 personal diaries and journals of those on board, this resource explores the rich experience and the trials and tribulations of hopeful Anglo-Celtic pilgrims headed to Australia and New Zealand aboard migrant ships in the late 19th century. From daily routines to matters of food, health, religion, crime, and mutiny, this history unearths the humor, scandal, and personal triumph that defined the nautical pilgrimage of hundreds. |
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... ships.8 The average duration of each voyage was 96 days, three times as long as it took to cross the Atlantic. The average number of people on each ship, which ranged from about 750 to 1500 tons and from 210 to 240 feet in length, was ...
... ships.8 The average duration of each voyage was 96 days, three times as long as it took to cross the Atlantic. The average number of people on each ship, which ranged from about 750 to 1500 tons and from 210 to 240 feet in length, was ...
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... ship faster than any steamer.10 This period also brought about a great transformation in the shipping companies that ... ship's name. For instance Catherine Chile Holmes, who features in this book, received her middle name from the ship ...
... ship faster than any steamer.10 This period also brought about a great transformation in the shipping companies that ... ship's name. For instance Catherine Chile Holmes, who features in this book, received her middle name from the ship ...
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... ship for days within sight of its destination. Competition was fierce, against other sailing ships as well as steam, and speed was the decisive factor. In response Brett received so much correspondence raising issues and answering ...
... ship for days within sight of its destination. Competition was fierce, against other sailing ships as well as steam, and speed was the decisive factor. In response Brett received so much correspondence raising issues and answering ...
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... ship, crew or passengers.15 Joseph Conrad, who sailed with Stuart when he was older and wiser, paints a more sympathetic portrait of the man but even he acknowledged that Stuart seemed constitutionally incapable of giving a direct order ...
... ship, crew or passengers.15 Joseph Conrad, who sailed with Stuart when he was older and wiser, paints a more sympathetic portrait of the man but even he acknowledged that Stuart seemed constitutionally incapable of giving a direct order ...
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... ship: they were written by single women in steerage, the matrons who were in charge of them, married women with children and first- and second-class passengers. For many of the authors it was the only period in their hard-working lives ...
... ship: they were written by single women in steerage, the matrons who were in charge of them, married women with children and first- and second-class passengers. For many of the authors it was the only period in their hard-working lives ...
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Enemies easily made | |
Disorder crime and punishment | |
Mutinies and Hyde Park meetings | |
The virgins cage | |
Birth death and the doctor | |
Land fever | |
So here ends my journey | |
Bibliography | |
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Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 David Hastings Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2013 |
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